Bloomberg's People Tout Dennis Walcott For Mayor

Gee, not even half a day on the job as chancellor, but Bloomberg's people have decided that Dennis Walcott is all that:

After a raucous rollout, Walcott, who got a thunderous ovation when introduced to Department of Education staffers at Tweed Courthouse, was touted as a 2013 mayoral contender.

"An African American [with credibility on Wall Street] and the mayor's backing would be virtually unbeatable," said one City Hall source, "except he would have to resign now to start raising money."

Unless Bloomberg bankrolls him.

Kinda fast to be promoting Walcott as mayor, don't you think?

Poor Christine Quinn - I bet she'll be jealous.

She's supposed to be Bloomberg's horse in the 2013 horse race.